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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://union-bulletin.com/news/2015/apr/04/increasingly-parents-seeking-urban-lifestyles-chil/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTg5NTcyGjQwMjczY2VlMGQxNjNhMDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNELFHe_s4y4qbXuOiphQ5ZxC1CbOg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Increasingly,
parents seeking urban lifestyles for children</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">#SEATTLE — A small but growing number of parents are bucking a trend when it comes to raising their kids: Rather than move to suburbs as their ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/04/06/fukushima-radiation-reached-north-american-shores/25322871/"><span style="text-decoration:none">Fukushima
Radiation Has Reached North American Shores</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Salem Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution detected small amounts of cesium-134 and cesium-137 in a sample of seawater taken in February from a dock on Vancouver
Island, British Columbia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://projects.registerguard.com/apf/ore/or-outdoors-hiking-smith-rock/"><span style="text-decoration:none">Smith Rock, A Scenic Climbing Mecca in Central Oregon, Is Also an Ideal
Place for a Hike</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Eugene Register-Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Although Smith Rock State Park is mostly known as a mecca for rock climbers, the hiking opportunities within the park should not be ignored. And often, the park's trails
can put a hiker in a spot to watch climbers scale some of the most difficult routes in the West.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/32940339-78/tighten-forest-spray-rules.html.csp"><span style="text-decoration:none">Tighten Forest Spray Rules – Opinion</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Eugene Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A legislative proposal to protect residents of rural areas against exposure to herbicides sprayed on private forest lands has been sent to a work group, ostensibly because
the issue is so complicated that lawmakers can't proceed until opposing groups reach a consensus.
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<h3 style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/tribeca-film-festival-unveils-2015-lineup-1425427270"><em><span style="color:blue;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Tribeca
Film Festival</span></em><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Unveils</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><em><span style="color:blue;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">2015</span></em><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Lineup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="tqb"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Wall Street Journal</span></span><span class="v5"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">-</span></span><span class="f1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mar
3, 2015</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Mr. Maysles is co-director of “In
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">Transit</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">,” which looks at America's ... A full list of the
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">films</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> in the
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">2015 festival</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> will be released later this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wallowa.com/wc/editorials/20150407/chieftain-water-rights-reform-appears-inevitable&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MjU4MzIaMmQwYWIzZDljOTk1ZWZhMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHAEJ3elikFfUQFbwwW5s2IlVyJ-g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">CHIEFTAIN:
<b>Water rights</b> reform appears inevitable</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Long-held conceptions of what can and can't be done with
<b>water rights</b> ... In Southern <b>Oregon</b>, water users are awaiting congressional authorization of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wallowa.com/agriculture/20150407/conservation-easement-signups-begin&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5NDcwNDIaM2EyYWM5ZDQ0NDAzODg0Mzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEgd_BWTUJ5e8z-eWdHezE1M3uEXQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Conservation
easement</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none"> signups begin</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The USDA Natural Resources
<b>Conservation</b> Service (NRCS) in <b>Oregon</b> is accepting applications from private landowners, tribes, and eligible ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/wbi/152-news/256168-126904-mediation-now-underway-in-woodburns-ugb-case&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc5MzUyNDgyNTM4OTQ2NDM1NzcyGmZjNjY1MGY0NWM0YjE5Zjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEDdLHmahSLfEGeVPpJE4yHFs6Skg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Mediation
now underway in Woodburn's <b>UGB</b> case</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Mediation now underway in Woodburn's
<b>UGB</b> case ... last week in the city of Woodburn's long-running <b>urban growth boundary</b> (<b>UGB</b>) case. ... of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and 1000 Friends of
<b>Oregon</b> — a land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20150403/controversy-over-federal-land-transfer-potentially-moot&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTYwMjcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHLdX9iyQMB5z7Jq1koYFZ3iHc-Pg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Controversy
over federal land transfer potentially moot</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Opinions clashed on a proposal to transfer federal
<b>land</b> to state ownership, but legal experts say the <b>Oregon</b> bill lacks a solid legal foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2015/04/where_might_a_data_center_work.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTYwMjcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNESuJLXOnQUWsqC3LrvURkXWFp-hg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Where
might a data center worker live in Oregon? Note: Elbow room available.</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">So you're a Facebook data center employee who's always dreamed of owning some
<b>land</b>. You may volunteer to work at the company's data center in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/32932820-74/oregon-in-the-spotlight--at-uo-film-festival.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTg5NTQyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEUyE5etmNVMwxHqdPn6SyY1KHKsg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
in the spotlight at UO film festival</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Jason Atkinson and Jeff Martin's “A River Between Us” chronicles the battles over
<b>water rights</b> along the Klamath River. Ticket prices for the various ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/04/attract_pollinators_to_your_ya.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc5MzUyNDgyNTM4OTQ2NDMzNzQyGmU5OGM5MjUyY2VmODhhYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHdv2sEwkBPXRSRc-I5os-BYeolJA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bee
landscapes: '<b>Habitat</b> is everything to pollinators'</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">WILSONVILLE,
<b>OREGON</b> -- June 18, 2013 -- A dead bumble bee got stuck on a Landen flower at Town Loop Shopping Center parking lot. Motoya ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/god-save-the-sage-grouse/Content%3Foid%3D2433488&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc5MzUyNDgyNTM4OTQ2NDMzNzQyGmU5OGM5MjUyY2VmODhhYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEPhzVy4NnD33H_yjhL1R_5JgXdNQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">God
Save the Sage-Grouse</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Source Weekly
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Though the report says little about the work being done in
<b>Oregon</b>, the ... "We're the only state that has all of our sage-grouse <b>habitat</b> covered under ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/dan-morain/article17351492.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTYwMzMyGjRkZDkzNTdmMmUxNWM0Mjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFE_eMw2EbShNQnr7uYQfnJqtU4IQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Swimming
upstream to save a victim of state's water crisis</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Sacramento Bee (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The U.S. Interior Department's decision to list the Delta smelt as threatened under the
<b>Endangered Species</b> Act took effect 22 years ago today, April 5, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/04/portlands_gentrification_and_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTY2MTkyGjU1YjI3MjI5ODgxN2I2NTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGIPwS1q3_aeb0UxzLtoTHGN4y7NA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland's
gentrification and the property tax system (OPINION)</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Portland City Club describes the redevelopment of the east side as
<b>gentrification</b> and associates it with Measure 50. Jenny H. Liu and Jeff Renfro, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/256181-125671-where-will-portland-grow&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzOTczNDYyOTE3NDc0NDQ3NDMyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHyNUkOzW-YNaUC-l3KbWGK4qSSwg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Where
will Portland grow?</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">He said that
<b>Oregon</b> legislators ask him whether Portland's goals are ... Until they are, Metro cannot easily expand the
<b>urban growth boundary</b> in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.argusobserver.com/news/bentz-urges-state-to-explore-mining-options/article_e3a40154-db38-11e4-828c-fb99ff1425a1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTg5NjAyGjYxMmQ3MTJlZGE1OTYzMmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFGDcLrtvl2Lpf1De1LGlCqrwPCaQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bentz
urges state to explore mining options</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Ontario Argus Observer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>Oregon House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources</b> heard the bills ... “The point is, we don't know what we have in
<b>Oregon</b>,” he said<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/32940403-78/keep-cascades-line-rolling.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTYwMzYyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNECBRXHPosANKUXz87oY2s1UCeUOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Keep
Cascades line rolling</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Now, it appears that the
<b>Oregon</b> Department of <b>Transportation</b> may be forced to cut Amtrak service between Eugene and Portland for lack of state ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/real-estate/2015/04/05/demand-urban-living-fuels-new-infill-neighborhoods/70833168/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTgzODYyGmQ4YjFlZjExNDYxNDdjNTk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG1l-qRMboT29jZN5ghrFct8qBYvw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Demand
for urban living fuels new <b>i</b>nfill neighborhoods</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Tennessean
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... the newest in a string of
<b>infill</b> neighborhoods under <b>development</b> in Franklin. ... Luckily, finding these
<b>infill</b> lots allowed us to do it,” said Brad Woods, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fnid%3D757%26sid%3D34055020&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMzg3ODE1NzAyMzQwMTY2MzQyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGXbXL-kN17f8Iwe8CkwEDI2y44HQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bishop
plans hearings on challenges of federal land ownership</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KSL.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"The sad thing is the states, the counties and the tribes in the West are far more effective in how they
<b>manage lands</b> than the federal government," ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/04/portland_should_better_track_h.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTUyNzgyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF_tg5h6fZaArHh39KPEJF05jhjsw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
should better track how much land it owns, when to sell it, audit finds</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Southwest Portland neighbors raised questions about the city's handling of a property transaction involving this Water Bureau site in
2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/04/lloyds_of_london_offers_oregon.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTQ5NjcyGjA5ZGRjMzIzMTJjYzFhYzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGwj54Io60UF2KkVqZ5RYXjxsr7bA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lloyd's
of London offers Oregon wildfire coverage with $50 million deductible</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">BEND -- The state of
<b>Oregon</b> has a chance to continue its unique insurance policy that helps pay for fighting
<b>wildfires</b> in big burning years -- but at a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/04/affordable_housing_planned_for.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTUyNzgyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHC211lvFpvM8U1soW6oeH0umA1yA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Affordable
housing planned for Pearl at Raleigh Street, documents show</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">It's not clear how much Portland actually will pay for the
<b>land</b>, or precisely how much of the block the city would would acquire, although property ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/SS/news/20150403/hotels-have-mixed-emotions-about-new-tsunami-awareness-initiative&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTQxODkyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHeqC5vZbom2A0VQKsrjiFIA4g-XQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Hotels
have 'mixed emotions' about new tsunami awareness initiative</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Each sleeve states, “If you feel an
<b>earthquake</b>, a <b>tsunami</b> may follow” and ... “Any little bit of information will help them in case we do have a
<b>tsunami</b>,” she ... a printable table tent with information and an <b>Oregon Tsunami</b> Waves video ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/04/03/18770741.php&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTI0NzgyGjU1YjI3MjI5ODgxN2I2NTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGZxVfzRrSd7UXl5oxkdy7y22wVlg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">311
Reports in SF as Possible Gentrification Indicator</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bay Area Indymedia
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">How much do such requests indicate hyper-<b>gentrification</b>? In SoMa and the mid-Market region, the majority of the requests are
proximate to the Twitter ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.utne.com/community/walkable-suburb-zbsz1504zcwil.aspx&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTI5OTYyGmZkNjcyMDJkYzBjYmQzNzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEMe4PW7s0M9_Jw0bG0hPI3C8sSrg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">What
America's Most Walkable Suburb Can Teach Towns Everywhere</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Utne Reader Online
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Walking tours offer residents and visitors the opportunity to explore the city at a slower pace, and lively
<b>walkable</b> suburbs are beneficial for ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://horsetalk.co.nz/2015/04/04/battle-heats-up-wyoming-wild-horses/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ1MjUxMDY5NzMyMjQ3OTQwMzMyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGf0V2umzeja4JYT_rTQKZ0sBdQrw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Battle
heats up over management of Wyoming's wild horses</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Horsetalk
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Battle heats up over management of Wyoming's wild horses ... Fish Creek Herd Management Area in February by Bureau of
<b>Land Management</b> (BLM) ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.beachconnection.net/news/temptalk040515_547.php&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTc2NjI0NDI4NjIyMzI4MDEzNDIaMjVjYjA4Mjc1NWM2MDNjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHcClO71TCRQn28O1esKxvvaWYSMw"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Coast Scientist Gives Talk on Alarming Ocean Temperatures and the 'Blob'</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Oregon Coast Beach Connection
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Dr. Bill Peterson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (<b>NOAA</b>) Senior Scientist, explores some engaging new territory
in ocean science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/oregon-lawmakers-hear-testimony-tsunami-preparedness&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MTkzOTIaNTM0OWRhZDRjYTVjYmU4NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG1KHXDCJYtA1VZn8-t8X4YYktnBg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Lawmakers Hear Testimony On <b>Tsunami</b> Preparedness</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Boise State Public Radio
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Jeff Rubin serves on the
<b>Oregon</b> Resilience Task Force. ... Scientists say a major Cascadia Subduction Zone
<b>earthquake</b> could cause catastrophic ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150405/NEWS/150409881/101043/BIZ&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTc2NjI0NDI4NjIyMzI3ODMzNTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFzD63D6we63bhZBgQSrBQtKJiioA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Road
to health: Bike and pedestrian paths play greater role in <b>transportation</b> project funding</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>Oregon</b> Department of <b>Transportation</b> now has an Active <b>Transportation</b> Section that addresses pedestrian and bicycle elements and how they tie ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2015/04/05/federal-budget-should-include-1-billion-for-public-transit-editorial.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTc2NjI0NDI4NjIyMzI3ODg3MTIaOTZkM2IyZDRjNjBhZDYwYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEvIlBNfi7MBpPB8zMVob2ZHp2BnA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Federal
budget should include $1 billion for <b>public transit</b>: Editorial</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Toronto Star
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">That's why municipal leaders are entirely right to press Ottawa to allocate at least $1 billion a year to improve
<b>public transit</b>, starting with the federal ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2a46d205aa3d43d989bd1c86096441c8/OR--Growing-Endangered-Plants&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MTU4NzIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHqwFwh-xsNu203E1u1GW_x5NZIIg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">To
make up for <b>habitat</b> hurt by <b>Oregon</b> road project, state worker grows rare plants in nursery</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Republic
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">CENTRAL POINT,
<b>Oregon</b> — Paul Benton looks down a 900-foot-long row of large-flowered woolly meadowfoam and he's seeing more of this ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Infill%2Bhomes%2Bcausing%2Bfloods%2Bmature%2Bneighbourhoods/10947698/story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTc2NjI0NDI4NjIyMzI4MTg1NzIaZDhiMWVmMTE0NjE0N2M1OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGdzlAbclEeuBnW-apeVgVsM79xzg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Infill</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
homes causing floods in mature neighbourhoods</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Edmonton Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">At a recent committee hearing, director of
<b>development</b> and zoning Livia ... changes in the fall to make such plans mandatory for all
<b>infill</b> next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/04/06/hines-walkability-help-change-city/25361409/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTc2NjI0NDI4NjIyMzI3OTUyMjIaZmQ2NzIwMmRjMGNiZDM3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHaxyBtIwwSmA00CItiK4a-Y2ze0w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Hines:
<b>Walkability</b> could help change our city</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Shreveport Times
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Speck posits that a happy city is eminently
<b>walkable</b>, bikeable and transit served and is a major factor in economic development and the creation of a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/04/2015s-most-walkable-us-cities/389877/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MjkxODIaZmQ2NzIwMmRjMGNiZDM3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEjGhw1VAEcgePEzs14gBvZ7_nfQw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">2015's
Most <b>Walkable</b> U.S. Cities</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">CityLab
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In an announcement that will surprise no one, Walk Score, the company that produces the go-to metric for
<b>walkable</b> cities, has once again ranked New ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.golocalpdx.com/news/Portlands-urban-density-squeezes-out-backyards&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MzIyNzIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEZq9KWfkm4g8wPWGsDPs8yhjpNmg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland's
<b>Urban</b> Density Squeezes Out Backyards</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">GoLocalPDX
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Portland's
<b>Urban Growth Boundary</b> was created in 1979 under <b>Oregon</b> law, in order to control urban sprawl into forest and farmland, and regulate ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20150407/industrial-reserve-bill-criticized-for-threatening-farmland&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5MzIyNzIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEFVsrlaTPoy-Bd2O1eABobVEOWAw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">'Industrial
reserve' bill criticized for threatening farmland</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Legislation that would allow several
<b>Oregon</b> counties to designate large industrial areas outside their <b>urban growth boundaries</b> faced criticism during a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/bme/capital-bureau/20150409/tax-relief-proposed-for-urban-farms&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzOTczNDYyOTE3NDc0NDUyNzgyGjBmNzFmYWM4MGU4YWVmNGM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF_Ly-SJA7pfv_i4Mi11kBy3YpZ_g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tax
relief proposed for urban farms</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Blue Mountain Eagle
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>Oregon</b> Legislature is considering a bill that would provide tax relief to ... Jon Chandler, CEO of the
<b>Oregon Home Builders Association</b>, said he ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/04/06/oregon-debates-fracking-moratorium/25388581/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5Mzc2ODIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE17Yt-lCnATLQkNEVaTj6SIKwY0w"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
debates fracking moratorium</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In
<b>Oregon</b>, five wells were fracked near Coos Bay, on the south coast, ... and regulations for the practice here, said Helm, who works as a
<b>land</b>-use ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/04/where_have_all_the_fall_river.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMTM2MDI3MDg3MzMzMzE5Mzc2ODIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHByBCqx9KGIhb65RfnGSGh1i91ow"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Where
have all the Fall River trout gone?: <b>Oregon</b> environment news</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">ODFW wants to know why fishermen on another
<b>Oregon</b> River, the Fall, ... If the commission approves a <b>land</b> use code change to allow the pipeline, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/04/4th_year_of_drought_means_less.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc5MzUyNDgyNTM4OTQ2NDI3NjUyGmE1N2M1YmNiNjZjZmE1ZTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFtunOHO6_bAQlbgO_gHg-narBAhw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">4th
year of drought means less water for Klamath <b>River Basin</b> farmers</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">GRANTS PASS -- Farmers on a federal irrigation project straddling the
<b>Oregon</b>-California border are slated to receive 65 percent of full deliveries this ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/04/oregon_drought_emergency_to_ex.html"><span style="text-decoration:none">Oregon Drought Emergency to Expand Into Crook, Harney,
Klamath Counties</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is ready to expand the state's drought emergency into three more Oregon counties, with another two expected to follow within days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/wsp/134-news/254839-124345-stafford-urban-reserves-still-in-limbo"><span style="text-decoration:none">Stafford Urban Reserves Still in Limbo</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With planning for future residential development for the Frog Pond area now at full tilt, the ongoing legal standoff over a large portion of the area is placing a damper
on how quickly Wilsonville will be able to carry out any construction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/04/western_snowy_plover_nest_on_n.html#incart_river"><span style="text-decoration:none">Western Snowy Plover Nest on Nehalem
Spit Triggers Restriction for Beach Goers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Western snowy plovers, a protected bird that hasn't nested on the Nehalem spit for three decades, are incubating eggs there this spring<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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